GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |